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December 14, 2004
Freddie out of Pompey game
Freddie Ljungberg, whose performances last month brought acclaim from supporters and teammates alike, is sidelined for this weekend's trip to play Portsmouth at Fratton Park and has been referred to a neurologist in an attempt to find the root cause of his migraines. Speaking as someone whose mother suffered terrible migraines throughout her life (and ended up semi-addicted to pain-killers as a result), I hope they can diagnose the reason for Freddie's affliction and come up with a plan to alleviate or "cure" the problem.
In other injury news, Jermaine Pennant - who would normally be thought of as a sub for Freddie on the right - is still sidelined with a hamstring injury and is doubtful for Sunday's game, as is Pascal Cygan who is still suffering from the back injury he picked up in our trip to Eindhoven. Edu is still reported as returning to full training on December 19th, but is listed as "very doubtful" for Sunday's game, while Aliadiere and Gilberto are still out for some time yet (Gilberto will be reexamined by the team's physios in the New Year and Aliadiere could be back in March or April).
Posted by gcurtis at December 14, 2004 12:09 PM